Stephanie Miner became Syracuse's first female mayor in 2009. She is running for re-election this year without a major-party opponent.

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Jon Campbell
| Albany Bureau

In a state infamously governed by "three men in a room," three women want to take the helm of major upstate cities.

Rochester and Albany have the opportunity to elect their first female mayors come November, when Lovely Warren and Kathy Sheehan will be at the top of the Democratic ticket in the respective cities. In Syracuse, Mayor Stephanie Miner became that city's first female mayor four years ago and is seeking re-election without a major-party opponent.

If they're elected, it would mark a historic first for New York: Three of its six largest cities would have women in the mayor's office. ...